Molybdenum Speciation and its Impact on Catalytic Activity during Methane Dehydroaromatization in Zeolite ZSM-5 as Revealed by Operando X-Ray Methods.

ABSTRACT: Combined high-resolution fluorescence detection X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray emission spectroscopy have been employed under operando conditions to obtain detailed new insight into the nature of the Mo species on zeolite ZSM-5 during methane dehydroaromatization. The results show that isolated Mo-oxo species present after calcination are converted by CH4 into metastable MoCx Oy species, which are primarily responsible for C2 Hx /C3 Hx formation. Further carburization leads to MoC3 clusters, whose presence coincides with benzene formation. Both sintering of MoC3 and accumulation of large hydrocarbons on the external surface, evidenced by fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy, are principally responsible for the decrease in catalytic performance. Th

SUBMITTER: Lezcano-Gonzalez I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5069576 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature